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Eating on Yangtze River Cruise Ships

Tasting Chinese foods are the best of best for any Yangtze River cruise. Chinese are dedicated to great food, with a long and rich history in the art of the food. Food in China has to satisfy both chefs and diners in terms of colour, aroma and taste in order to be graded as good food. Therefore one of your China travel objectives for your Yangtze River cruise should be enjoying delicious China foods. Click for Cruise Dining Tips & FAQs.

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  Cruise Dining Foods

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  Yangtze Cruise Dining

Dishes and foods are varied with different cruise ships series. Generally, there are two kinds of foods and dishes, namely, the Chinese food and Western food.

When dining onboard, passengers are normally arranged with ten persons as a group based on nationalities, diet habits, religious or other cultural background.

Breakfast

Start each day with a lavish buffet breakfast comprised of an assortment of fresh breads and pastries, fruits, yogurts and cereals, as well as bacon and eggs. Also we have added some famous traditional Chinese food like dumplings.

Lunch

Each day, hot and cold meats, along with a selection of regional specialties, round out the gourmet array. Lunch is a buffet service – mouth-watering soups as well as hot or cold appetizers, with more than 20 special Chinese and western specialties.

Dinner

Whether it's an elegant feast or a traditional themed evening, dinner is a table service with 6 appetizers and 8 specially selected delicious Chinese courses. While on some ships, there are also Western and Chinese buffet.

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  Cruise Dining Buffet

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  Cruise Dining Buffet

Dining on the Yangtze River cruise ships, unlike on the ocean ships, restaurants have a limited area and the meals are arranged at fixed time. Breakfast, generally from 07:00 to 09:00, is usually the Chinese or Western buffet, while lunch and dinner, also about 2 hours each, are provided with a table arrangement in Chinese style, and there are so much food and garment for your taste.

Ships rated three-stars and up offer free and limited quantity drinks like tea or beer, and for more, you need to pay the extra fees. There is water purification and sterilization facilities onboard ship that offer clean tap water, but you'd better not drink it. You can buy the pureness water when your ship docks on every port of call. Besides, there are generally two bottles of water to be offered for every one per day.

If you want some special service, such as having breakfast or lunch in your room, you can order the room service at any time.

Moreover, the ships can arrange the special dishes for your diet preferences, such as the vegetarian, salt-free, low-carbohydrate, Kosher, or others, but you need to order it in advance, a day or a half day early.